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   throwaway

   /ˈθrəʊəweɪ/

   adjective

   • 1. denoting or relating to products that are intended to be discarded after being used once or a few times: "a throwaway camera" Similar disposableexpendableone-usenon-returnableone-waysingle-tripcheapephemeralobsolescentpaperplasticbiodegradablephotodegradable
   • 2. (of a remark) expressed in a casual or understated way: "some people overreacted to a few throwaway lines" Similar casualpassingcarelessunthinkingunstudiedunconsideredill-consideredparentheticalnonchalantoffhand

   noun

   • 1. a thing intended to be discarded after brief use: "the song is hardly even a throwaway"

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   What does throwaway mean?

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   What is a throwaway product?

   • A throwaway product is intended to be used only for a short time, and then to be thrown away. Now they are producing throwaway razors. A throwaway is a throwaway product. She's taken throwaways and given them new lives with the aid of paint and imagination.

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   What is a throwaway line?

   • a funny throwaway line that brings applause. something that is made or intended to be discarded. a handbill, advertising circular, pamphlet, etc., intended to be discarded after reading. Also called pushout. Informal: Disparaging and Offensive. a youth who is unwanted or rejected by their family, the school system, or society in general.

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   What is a throwaway remark?

   • 1. said or done incidentally, esp for rhetorical effect; casual: a throwaway remark. 2. b. (as modifier): a throwaway carton. 4. to fail to make good use of; waste: to throw away all one's money on horses.

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     something that someone says without thinking carefully and...

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     THROWAWAY LINE definition: a remark that sounds unimportant...

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   something that someone says without thinking carefully and is not intended to be serious: It was just a throwaway remark - I didn't mean for anyone to take it seriously. See more. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Environmental issues. agroecology. air pollution. anoxia. anoxic. anti-conservation. carbon capture. dumping ground.

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   Definition of 'throwaway' throwaway. (θroʊəweɪ ) Word forms: throwaways. 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A throwaway product is intended to be used only for a short time, and then to be thrown away. Now they are producing throwaway razors. Synonyms: disposable, one-use, expendable More Synonyms of throwaway. A throwaway is a throwaway product.

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   Throwaway definition: made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination. See examples of THROWAWAY used in a sentence.

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   A throwaway is something designed or likely to be discarded after use, or a casual remark or expression. It can also refer to a homeless child or a handbill. See different sources and translations of the word.

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